How did they find Marc O Leary?

A monstrous sexual predator, Marc O’Leary raped five women across two states over a three-year period — with a sixth victim narrowly escaping by leaping from her bedroom window. O’Leary was caught thanks to dogged work by two female detectives from different Colorado police forces combining their investigations.

How long did it take to catch Marc O Leary?

O’Leary was arrested in Lakewood, Colorado in February 2011, following 40 days of investigation by a team of detectives from several departments. The investigators used similarities in the attacker’s methods, along with photos found on O’Leary’s computer, to link O’Leary to the five rapes in both states.

Is the story Unbelievable true?

Netflix’s new eight-episode series Unbelievable tells the real-life story of an 18-year-old Washington woman named Marie (played by Kaitlyn Dever), who was bound and gagged in her Lynwood apartment by a perpetrator, then raped as he took photographs of her.

Did they ever find what was on the hard drive in Unbelievable?

A police computer expert also reportedly searched O’Leary’s hard drive and discovered photographs of his victims. Among them were shots of a bound-and-gagged young woman, and, in one photo, her learner’s permit was visible. It reportedly identified the victim in the photo as Marie.

How accurate is Unbelievable on Netflix?

Though the series hews closely to a true story that may at times seem stranger than fiction, showrunner Susannah Grant decided early on to fictionalize the real-life sources because, she says, “we didn’t think there was any value in the actual names being broadcast as widely as Netflix has the capacity to do.” …

Who is the culprit in unbelievable?

The assailant’s real name is Marc O’Leary, and he is serving a life sentence. In “Unbelievable,” the rapist is called Chris McCarthy (played by Blake Ellis). The real-life attacker, Marc O’Leary, was sentenced to 327.5 years in prison by the state of Colorado for his attacks throughout the state.